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Bowled, eg, bowl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basin

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'bowl' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'bowled eg' is the wordplay.
'bowled' becomes 'b' (cricket abbreviation).
'eg' becomes 'asin' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'b'+'asin'='BASIN'

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(Other definitions for basin that I've seen before include "Region drained by a river" , "River-drained area" , "Washbowl" , "Dock - vessel" , "Sink for washing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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